Netherlands to conduct engine maintenance for Italian F-35s
By Marina Malenic
April 26, 2015
The Netherlands signed an agreement with Italy to provide engine maintenance for the latter’s F-35s, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence announced on 22 April.
The Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italy in 2006 whereby Dutch F-35s would be assembled in Cameri, Italy, while Italian F-35 engine maintenance would be performed in Woensdrecht, the Netherlands. Both Dutch and Italian aircraft engines would begin flowing into the factory in 2019, the ministry said.